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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp sync post”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “wp sync post”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

WP Sync for Notion – Notion to WordPress shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 1267 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #1 2 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #4 ↓3 5 WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content 40K+ · 4.5★ (565) wp.org #8 ↓3 3 too low 6 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #6 ↑4 7 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681) wp.org #15 ↓3 6 too low 10 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373) wp.org #12 ↑10 2 too low 11 WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) wp.org #13 ↑3 2 too low 12 Sync Post With Other Site 3K+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #5 ↓1 7 too high 13 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #19 ↑5 6 too low 14 Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #7 ↓1 7 too high 15 WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics 60K+ · 4.8★ (283) wp.org #21 ↓13 6 too low 16 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #16 ↑2 17 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #11 ↑8 6 too high 18 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too low 20 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #17 ↓6 3 too high 21 WP Sync for Notion – Notion to WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #9 ↓2 12 too high 22 WP Multisite User Sync/Unsync 600+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too high 23 Stock Sync for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 CiviCRM Member Sync 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 2 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.